Corsa Sump Replacement Query

its common on the Vauxhall's for the sump to rot, if both surfaces are clean and free from debris, I just smear the gasket with grease on both sides, you can use silicon sealer, but normally just the gasket smeared in grease does the job, you might find its bit of a bugger to remove the sump after the bolts have been removed, just use a thing scraper between the sump and gasket to pry apart, if it refuses to budge use a pry bar and gently tap it between the sump and gasket but watch out for the oil pick up !!

Thanks for that mate. I'm doing today so hopefully it all goes well. Cheers

Don't use silicone. It ends up clogging the oil pump pickup or worse. If you

*must* use a sealer, use one that's designed for the job, not one that dissolves in fuel.

a light smearing rather then a long snake impression of it shouldn't do any any harm, in fact I know it doesn't do any harm.

Thanks for tips everybody. I just used a smear of grease round the gasket, which also helped to keep it in place when fitting the sump. Not too bad a job to do really. Cheers